She got the idea a little more than a year ago when she realized that she needed to reconnect with her teenage daughter.

The two sat down and began painting crafts together -- no cellphones allowed.

"I took my financial background model, I took my direct selling experience, and I took my love for people and I mixed it together like our painter's powder and our paint and created Chalky & Company," Dumont said.

Dumont sells custom-filled kits full of paint, brushes and an array of handmade wood products used for "Chalky Painting Parties."

Company consultants around the country host the parties, which now average about 30 a week.

Dumont's husband, Dan Dumont, builds various wood products inside the family garage and touts their quality.

"It is well built. Everything is glued, stapled and is a quality product," Dan Dumont said.

He the company is based on quality.

Chalky & Company is selling 360 kits a week, and while Buffy Dumont could measure her success in the number of kits sold, she said she prefers a more personal tally: conversations started.